George John Douglas Campbell, 8th and 1st Duke of Argyll KG, KT, PC, FRS, FRSE, was a British polymath and Liberal statesman. He made a significant geological discovery in the 1850s when his tenant found fossilized leaves embedded among basalt... Wikipedia
Born: April 30, 1823, Ardencaple Castle, Helensburgh, United Kingdom
Died: April 24, 1900 (age 76 years), Inveraray Castle, Inveraray, United Kingdom
Children: John D Campbell, Lord Walter Campbell, Archibald Campbell, and more
Spouse: Ina McNeill (m. 1895), Amelia Claughton (m. 1881), and Elizabeth Campbell, Duchess of Argyll (m. 1844)
Grandchildren: Niall Campbell, 10th Duke of Argyll, Douglas Walter Campbell, Lady Mary Percy, and more
Parents: John Campbell, 7th Duke of Argyll
Books
The Reign of Law
1867
Memorial from His Highness the Rao of Kutch to His Grace the Duke of Argyll, K.T., Secretary of State for India in Council: With Appendices
1869
The Eastern Question: From the Treaty of Paris 1856 to the Treaty of Berlin 1878, and to the Second Afghan War
1876
Iona
1871
Inaugural Address Delivered by the Duke of Argyll on His Installation as Chancellor of the University of St. Andrews ... 1852
1852
Autobiography and Memoirs, Volume 2